Comments on: Chargers get 24-hour blackout extensionhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/11/chargers-get-24-hour-blackout-extension/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:38:11 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: db105http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/11/chargers-get-24-hour-blackout-extension/#comment-2862638
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:36:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862638The capacity at the Q is larger than most NFL stadiums. Anyone ever sit in the obstructed view seats? How about the east endzone where you can’t see your end of the field? Large capacity, lots of obstructed view seats, bad ownership, and overpriced tickets ($130 for obstructed view) creates a blackout.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:17:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862532San Diego to LA – 121 miles
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh – 304 miles

Not quite the same thing. 2 hours vs 5 hours.

Let’s face it, there are a lot of things to do in San Diego rather than paying a couple of hundred bucks to go to see the Chargers. What else is there to do in Indianapolis or Dallas? Miami is the same thing. Plus, you have a very large Mexican/Hispanic population who really don’t get into football. Soccer and baseball are their games.

Hey Jags, can we borrow a couple of your tarps?
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I think they sell them at walmart but you have to paint your own logo on them

]]>By: rohlohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/11/chargers-get-24-hour-blackout-extension/#comment-2862412
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:55:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862412san antonio is a greta sports city and great fans,but spanos has already shot down a texas move.they are californians ! i lived in houston and my best friend has lived in san antonio for decades.the alamo dome is a dump and a waste of money as in his words and alot of san antonioans!a move for any team to san antonio would have to be approved and the two oowners of the two of the top 5 most valuable teams in the nfl wont let it happen! jerry jones and bob mcnair! the nfl if it is gonna move a team is gonna focus on LA and the nations #2 tv market and all the money that comes with that the owners want in their pockets! kinda sucks for san antonio because they are justin the wrong place at the wrong time.if san antonio was in any other region they would prob have a team by now!i have been i nsan antonio for extended periods of time and chargers padres fans are no different than spurs fans.diehards,the big difference is the spurs have great ownership and do it right year in and tear out! the chargers ownership and padres ownership not so much!
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:49:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862404FYI chargers havent had blackout problems till recently.they sold out every year from early 2000’s till a few years ago after people began getting fed up with aj smith letting players leave with nothing in return and replacing them with undrafted FA’s. getting nothing in return for vincent jackson,michael turner,darren sproles,(not brees he was a free agent coming off major surgery and was only only offered by two team as a free agent.dolphins,saints) fans were fed up of spanos not steppign in to put aj smith in his place while he tore down the roster of the chargers. most fans would just keep giving their money to their own team even if they sucked which is just another sucker giving their hard earned money to a rich owner who is doing nothing to improve their team. i rememebr the cardinals had blackout problems when they played in their old stadium and had all those sucky years! the lions didnt sell out all their games till their recent success!its not just in san diego that this happens!! its all about what have you done lately!!

if you wanna bash a team for blackouts,bash the oakland raiturds! they have the most blackouts over the last 10 years in the nfl.even with their stadium tarped they led the nfl last 10 years! yes the great loyal raider fanbase has led the league in blackouts last 10 years!!!! even the 49ers had blackouts as recently as 4 years ago before they became good again!so the fanbase argument holds no water! san diego people rep san diego regardless of record! just because they dont give their money directly to spanos family by going to games doesnt mean they are not loyal. sports apparrell and merhcandise costs money and alot of people buy that stuff up in san diego.

all this being said the city of san diego politicians need to get their heads out of their rear ends and get a stadium deal done! they need to come out of the stone-age and realize qualcomm stadium is a money pit that loses money every year! san diego is a great city.the sports fans get a bad knock,but its a city with fans of alot of different teams as alot of san diego residents are from other parts of the country.same thing as the teams in florida havign fans of other teams. i have a coupel friends who work on the buisness side for the hcargers and the spanos family doesnt want to go to LA. they arent gonna sell the team and aeg wants to own a team in order to build a stadium.aeg is buisness partners with rams owner kroenke on soccer stadiums and teams elsewhere. the chargers are further along in the stadium issue with san diego than the raiders are with oakland.the chargers have done studies and blueprints for a few locations and a vote this fall.chargers have spent millions on research of new stadium sites in san diego and san diego county.if they anted to leave they wouldnt be spending that money and they have never not even once threatened to move! i give them credit.thye have gone the complete opposite direction of former houston oilers and cleveland browns owner bud adams and art modell. rams and raiders will be playing in LA within 3-4 years!!!

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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:26:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862363Do you think San Antonio might have a football fan or two that would relish the chance to have their own NFL team in town? Yeah, I think so. Give them a shot at supporting this moribund franchise because they certainly aren’t enjoying much of it where they currently reside.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:24:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862355^^^^^typo on the stadium numbers and home numbers. 64-65,000 avg football stadium and quallcomm holds 72,000..

fixer upper home runs $400,000-$500,000

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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:21:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862347for the people who say the chargers have no fanbase drive around san diego and look at how much chargers gear you see peole wearing or how 2 of every 3 cars on the road have chargers stickers on them. the fact is san diego is a transplant military city where the majority are fans of other teams fro mtheir own areas they are from.

the chargers have a large fanbase.chargers games are broadcast in los angeles,las vegas as well as san diego.in vegas you see people or their vehicles sporting chargers in vegas and there are lots of chargers fans in arizona as well.when i was in hosuton recently visiting my dad i saw i seen sueprisingly alot of people driving with large charger bolts on their rear view of their truck and car..

dont get it mixed up,the chargers largest fanbase is in san diego.spend a few days in san diego and you will see how many diehard chargers fans there are.i know the excuse of cost of living has been thrown around,but it is true to an extent here in so cal compared to other cities.you have to weight your prioirties.go to a football game or pay your bills? a one bedroom apratment here in san diego basically runs close to $1000.00/month and the old 1960’s fixer upper house runs $400-$500,000,000… the chargers have to accept responsibility as well.if they take advatage of the 85% threshold this isnt a problem.the average football stadium holds 64-65,000,000 people .quallcomm stadium holds 72,000,000 people.

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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:34:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862282Raider Haters can’t even support their own, LOL
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 17:46:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862221Football games should be free.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:07:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862065First of all how does a team that was 6-10 get two Monday Night Football games the following season? I thought the NFL awarded those games based on merit; teams that had good/winning records.

Second, if that team has notoriously had great difficulty selling out home games, why give them home Monday night games?

The NFL just gets more and more stupid each year with Fuehrer Goddell at the helm.

]]>By: packerfaninsandiegohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/11/chargers-get-24-hour-blackout-extension/#comment-2862000
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:33:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2862000You really think a new stadium will solve the problem of no black outs? Once the newness wears off, the black outs will be back in 3 years, or less. You complain because of the $20 parking and $9 beer, build a new stadium and parking will be $30 and $12 a beer. There are too many things to do here that take away from supporting an NFL team.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:22:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861976Time to build Farmer’s Field and move the Chargers there. Southern California is all one big market anyway. Let’s get it done.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:07:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861753The chargers have been pretty decent for a while and at times have been one of the better teams in football and yet they still can’t sell out? At least the rams are terrible and for the most part have been terrible for the last 20 years.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:00:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861744KC is $27 to park with $9 beers, and there’s still aren’t enough seats.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:23:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861706Two pretty good teams, and a Monday Night tilt in a warm weather city…and they can’t sell out? Pathetic.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:29:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861679The Chargers fans are speaking loud-and-clear…..“Put a team on the field that is halfway competitive, dont charge $20 to park and $9 for a beer.” Is Dean Spanos even listening?

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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:28:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861677I need some lights there : so to be on tv you must have sold all tickets ? Is it an NFL rule or applies to all sports ?
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:19:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861675a big monday night game and san diego cant sell it out? support your team or another city will take them off yr hands
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:06:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861673Southern California is all about COLLEGE FOOTBALL, the Lakers and trendy celebs. The Rams and the Raiders both left L.A., and there really isn’t a vacuum. The team and the Spanos family deserve more support than their getting, but it’s a cold cruel world. Phil isn’t getting any younger and the roster isn’t what it was. After the Raiders dominated them last week, the heart and hope of the fanbase was damaged to the extent that the team will eat the last 9,000 tickets.
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:40:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861671jags have tarps and only have to sell 65k tickets as where quallcomm is 72k seats ,no tarps and no 85% rule. the raiders have had the most blackouts over the last 10 years with their stadium tarped and the 85% rule in effect starting last year! chargers had a 7 year run selling out every game back to the drew brees era! the blackouts in sd only started happening last few years! give it a rest a;ready! everyone acts liek the chargers are the only team having blackout problems. tampa,oakland(modt in nfl recently),buffalo,tenn,….
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:27:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861667Comparing San Diego to Los Angeles is somewhat goofy to say the least. just look at basketball. SD couldn’t fill 1/3 of the arena. Clippers and Lakers do well in LA, look at baseball, padres are the padres, while the dodgers are loved in LA.

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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:35:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861631Brassnuckles47 is absolutely right….so those of us in San Diego who want to watch the game will watch it online….
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Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:27:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2216750#comment-2861628Somebody please tell me how this Chargers franchise continues to get prime time games? While being mediocre on the field and has problems filling the stadium..?
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